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Egypt eyes slow return for tourism after revenues dive in 2020
Travel

Egypt eyes slow return for tourism after revenues dive in 2020

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s tourism sector is eying a gradual recovery after revenues plunged by nearly 70 percent to $4…
WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
World

WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those…
Gold prices predicted to rise again as pandemic rolls on
Business

Gold prices predicted to rise again as pandemic rolls on

The CEO of Kuwait Bullion Group Rajab Hamed said on Monday that there are many reasons that may push the…
Coptic Orthodox Church to resume daily masses at 25% capacity
Egypt

Coptic Orthodox Church to resume daily masses at 25% capacity

The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced its plans to resume daily masses at 25 percent capacity, according to Pope Tawadros…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 669 new cases and 53 deaths as of Monday, total now 162,486
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 669 new cases and 53 deaths as of Monday, total now 162,486

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday announced 669 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
World

Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new…
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation
Middle East

Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday it removed a post and suspended a messenger bot from Israeli Prime Minister…
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
World

COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India
Middle East

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with three million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
Job losses from virus 4 times as bad as ’09 financial crisis
World

Job losses from virus 4 times as bad as ’09 financial crisis

GENEVA (AP) — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the…
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